LAFC2 vs. Tacoma Defiance
đź—“ | Thursday, April 10, 2025
đź•– | 7:00 p.m. PT
🏟 | Titan Stadium; Fullerton, CA
đź–Ą | MLS Season Pass on Apple TV
Coming off a tight 1-0 loss to Houston Dynamo 2 last Sunday, LAFC2 next hosts the Tacoma Defiance at Titan Stadium on Thursday night.
The Black & Gold (1W-1L-1D) suffered its first loss of the season in league play and currently stands eighth in the Western Conference with four points from three matches.
This will be the sixth meeting between LAFC2 and Tacoma with the Black & Gold holding a 1-2-2 record against the Seattle Sounders’ MLS NEXT Pro affiliate. The team's most recent meeting resulted in a 2-1 win for Tacoma last August at Titan Stadium.
Earlier last week, LAFC2 was eliminated from its first official U.S. Open Cup appearance, falling 2-1 in the second round to AV Alta FC (USL League One) in a hard-fought, 120-minute battle in Lancaster, Calif. Midfielders Jude Terry and DeCarlo Guerra, who scored LAFC2's lone goal in the 64th minute, continued to excel for the Black & Gold.
THE VISITORS
Coached by Hervé Diese, the Defiance (2-1-0) sits in fifth place in the Western Conference with six points from three matches. Tacoma also leads the league with 10 goals scored.
Defiance forward Yu Tsukanome has been in impressive form, netting four goals, which leads the league. The Japanese national was named MLS NEXT Pro's Player of the Matchweek last week after scoring three goals in a span of 14 minutes in Tacoma’s 5-3 win over Vancouver Whitecaps 2.
